Canon 130 IS vs Sony DSC-W350

differences

Advantages of the Canon 130 IS

Better macro capability

3 cm

4 cm

Focus on subjects around 30% closer to the lens

Longer exposures

15s

7.5x longer exposures

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the Canon 130 IS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W350

Better wide angle

26 mm

28 mm

Around 10% better wide angle

Slightly wider aperture

f/2.7

f/2.8

At its widest zoom, the DSC-W350's lens captures marginally more light (0.1 f-stops)

Better maximum light sensitivity

3,200 ISO

1,600 ISO

The DSC-W350's maximum light sensitivity is 1 f-stop better

Slightly smaller

91x52x17 mm

92x56x18 mm

More than 10% smaller

Lighter

117 g

133 g

More than 10% lighter

Shoots slightly faster

1.4 fps

0.7 fps

More than 2x faster continuous shooting

Slightly thinner

0.7"

Around 10% thinner

Faster max shutter speed

1/1600s

1/1500s

Around 10% faster max shutter speed

Learn more about
the Sony DSC-W350

recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

63	vs	66
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Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Snapsort recommends the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350.

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Compared to recent compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

Wide aperture

130 IS:	f/2.8
DSC-W350:	f/2.7

Fairly small

130 IS:	92x56x18 mm
DSC-W350:	91x52x17 mm

	Good image stabilization
	Lens

	Thin
	0.7"

Light weight

130 IS:	133 g
DSC-W350:	117 g

Slow max shutter speed

130 IS:	1/1500s
DSC-W350:	1/1600s

	No boost ISO
	Lacks boost light sensitivity

	Neither camera stitches together panoramas
	You could stitch photos in post

	Lower-end sensor types
	CCD

	Neither has in-camera HDR
	You could do HDR manually

Slow continuous shooting

130 IS:	0.7 fps
DSC-W350:	1.4 fps

	Very small screens
	2.7"

	No touchscreens
	More buttons

	Low resolution screens
	230k dots

HD (720p) video

130 IS:	720p @ 30fps
DSC-W350:	720p

	Poor zoom
	4x

Compared to recent ultra compacts

Common Strengths

Common Weaknesses

	Capture very high resolution images
	9.8 MP

	Neither camera can take 3D photos
	No 3d support

Poor maximum light sensitivity

130 IS:	1,600 ISO
DSC-W350:	3,200 ISO

competitors

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Compact

$270

Records higher quality movies

Has a slightly wider wide angle lens

Is slightly more expensive

Is slightly heavier

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Compare the IXUS 220 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Compact

$230 - $241

Records higher quality movies

Has a significantly larger screen

Is slightly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the IXUS 115 HS vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Compare the IXUS 115 HS vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Canon PowerShot A2200

Compact

$147

Has boost light sensitivity

Is thicker

Is slightly heavier

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Compare the PowerShot A2200 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Canon PowerShot S95

Pro digicam

$340 - $389

Has a significantly wider aperture

Has a significantly larger screen

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Compare the PowerShot S95 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Canon Powershot SX40

Super zoom

$347 - $380

Has way more more zoom

Records higher quality movies

Is significantly more expensive

Is thicker

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Compare the Powershot SX40 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Canon Powershot S100

Pro digicam

$372 - $430

Much larger sensor

Significantly wider aperture

Significantly larger

Significantly thicker

Compare the Powershot S100 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Compact

$302 - $321

Higher resolution movies

Significantly better wide angle

Larger

Slightly lower true resolution

Compare the PowerShot IXUS 125 HS vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Canon IXUS 105

Compact

$206 - $421

Has boost ISO

Lower resolution movies

Larger

Compare the IXUS 105 vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Compact

$129

Significantly larger screen

Faster max shutter speed

Much more shutter lag

Larger

Compare the PowerShot A3300 IS vs the Digital IXUS 130 IS

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Ultra compact

$171

Can create panoramas in-camera

Slightly lighter

Lower resolution movies

Larger

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W530 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cybershot W570

Ultra compact

$135

Can create panoramas in-camera

Slightly wider aperture

Worse wide angle

Slightly larger

Compare the Cybershot W570 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Ultra compact

$108

Can create panoramas in-camera

Cheaper

No image stabilization

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W610 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Ultra compact

$139 - $149

Significantly larger screen

Slightly cheaper

No image stabilization

Lower resolution movies

Compare the Cyber-shot DSC-W330 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

Compact

$118 - $138

Significantly larger screen

Can create panoramas in-camera

Larger

Worse macro capability

Compare the Cybershot DSC-W650 vs the Cyber-shot DSC-W350

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Kaalivs

(9:10 AM, January 25, 2011)

I recently bought canon Ixus 10, i shoot clear, brilliant pictures.. Its HD video is awesome... seems to be like sony handycam clarrity. I recommend.

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Canon Digital IXUS130 IS vs Sony Cyber-shotDSC-W350

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Reasons to buy the Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

Reasons to buy the Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS

recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

differences

Advantages of the Canon 130 IS

Advantages of the Sony DSC-W350

recommendations

Relative to the best recent ultra compacts, and ignoring price

advice

Need help deciding?

similarities

Compared to recent compacts

Compared to recent ultra compacts

competitors

Shared Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon IXUS 220 HS

Canon IXUS 115 HS

Canon PowerShot A2200

Canon PowerShot S95

Canon Powershot SX40

Canon Digital IXUS 130 IS Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Canon Powershot S100

Canon PowerShot IXUS 125 HS

Canon IXUS 105

Canon PowerShot A3300 IS

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W350 Competitors

Advantages

Disadvantages

Sony Cybershot DSC-W530

Sony Cybershot W570

Sony Cybershot DSC-W610

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W330

Sony Cybershot DSC-W650

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Canon Digital IXUS
130 IS
vs
Sony Cyber-shot
DSC-W350